# aggrieve

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈɡɹiːv/

## Definitions
1. To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict
2. To grieve; to lament.

## Etymology
From Middle English agreven, from Old French agrever; a (Latin ad) + grever (“to burden, injure”), from Latin gravare (“to weigh down”), from gravis (“heavy”). See grieve, and compare with aggravate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aggrieve